The Ultimate Purpose and Guidelines to Daily Family Devotions
WHEN NOT TO HAVE FAMILY DEVOTIONS

Through family devotions, we want to cultivate a genuine delight in God and his word. Anything that squelches that delight, no matter how excellent otherwise, gets in the way of our long-term goals.

It is wise not to have daily family devotional whenever:

One family member’s schedule is too pressured, such as an urgent need to get a scheduled event.
There is a need to encourage or enhance a temporarily rebellious spirit.
They undercut or undermine any family member in any way.
They become too long or tedious.
They are so demanding or rigid that family members lose the joy of having them.
One or more family members are angry with another reconcile first.


You can possibly add a dozen or more of your own reasons. If tonight is a counterproductive time to have daily family devotions, wait until another night when it can truly be a time of delight.

Five minutes of building delight in the Lord is much better than an hour of just going through the motions.



DAILY DEVOTIONAL: QUALITY TIME VS. QUANTITY TIME

Imagine that God said to you, “I have one minute for you today. But it will be quality time.”

Frustrating? Of course. We expect God to listen for as long as we need to talk. We need to give God the same priority. We simply cannot build a relationship with anyone, including God, in short notes burst. An occasional minute here and there isn’t enough. Just as you value quantity of time from God, you need to give him quantity.

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